1998 EVENTS CALENDAR
All Year -- 50
thJanuary
January 18-25 –Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, including Ecumenical Sunday on January 25. Contact: Graymoor Ecumenical & Interreligious Institute, 212-870-2330.
January 23-24 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Black Family Ministries Project Team, Nashville, Tennessee. Contact: Joe Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
January 26-27 – Ethical Tourism Meeting, NCC/Church World Service and Witness (CWSW) Office on Global Education, New York City. Contact: Loretta Whalen, NCC Baltimore Office, 410-727-6106.
January 27-February 10 - NCC/CWSW/Community Education and Fund Raising (CEFR) Delegation to Haiti and Cuba. The eight member delegation will visit with partners and projects in the region. Contact: Oscar Bolioli or Ana Soto, Latin America/Caribbean Office, NCC, 212-870-2460.
January 30 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Contact: Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
February
February 1-3 - NCC Ecumenical Networks Executive Committee Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: Barbara George, NCC, 212-870-2281.
February 2-3 - NCC/CWSW Immigration & Refugee Program Committee retreat on the strategic planning process, place TBA. Contact: Beth Ferris, NCC, 212-870-2167.
February 3 – Clearing House on Alternative Investments Brokering Session, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Participants include church investors and community development groups. Contact: Tim Smith, ICCR, 212-870-2295.
February 5-6 - NCC/CWSW International Justice and Human Rights Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: elmira Nazombe, NCC, 212-870-2377.
February 8-10 –"The Legacy of Eugene Carson Blake: Implications for Church Leadership in the 21st Century," a pastors' conference, sponsored by Princeton Theological Seminary and theWorld and National Councils of Churches, to be held at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Contact: John Lindner, WCC/NCC, at 1-888-212-2920 or Princeton Seminary at 1-800-622-6767 ext. 7990.
February 8-11 –NCC Communication Commission, Indianapolis, Indiana. Meetings of the Commission and related committees, along with plenaries on "churches and the news media," "religion on the Internet," "commandments for communicators" with Indiana University professor Peter Jacobi, and more. Contact: Randy Naylor, NCC, 212-870-2048.
February 9-11 –NCC/CWSW East Asia and the Pacific Committees, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Includes China, East Asia/Pacific, Japan North American Commission on Cooperative Mission.Contact: Victor W. C. Hsu, NCC, 212-870-2371.
February 12 - NCC/CWSW Southern Asia Working Groups, New York City, Begins at 9 a.m. Contact: Larry Tankersley, NCC, 212-870-2074.
February 13 - NCC/CWSW Southern Asia Committee, New York City, 9 a.m. Contact: Larry Tankersley, NCC, 212-870-2074.
February 16-17 –
February 16-20 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (Mesoamerica Region). Honduras or Nicaragua. Contact: Ana Soto, Latin America/Caribbean Office, NCC, 212-870-2460.
February 17-18 - NCC Deaf Ministries/Ministries in Christian Education. Contact: Beth Lockhard, Relay Center, 800-654-5988, TTY, 610-436-4844.
February 18-21 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education 1999 Church Education Event Design Team, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Joe Leonard, MCE, 212-870-2673.
February 19-21 - NCC Curriculum Research and Theory/Ministries in Christian Education, place TBA. Contact: Jack Gilbert at 615-274-6612.
February 20 - Anticipated publication date, 1998 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
February 23-24 - NCC/CWSW Europe Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Paul Wilson, NCC, 212-870-2667.
February 26-28 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Ecumenical Young Adult Ministry Team, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: Joe Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
March
March 5-6 - NCC/CWSW Africa Program Ministry Committee, The Interchurch Center, Room 650, New York City, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Contact: Willis Logan, NCC, 212-870-2645.
March 5-8 - Western National Association of Ecumenical Staff (NAES) Conference.Site TBA, date tentative. Contact: Rev. John Boonstra, 206-625-9790.
March 6 - World Day of Prayer. Contact: Eileen King, World Day of Prayer International Committee, 212-870-3049.
March 11 - NCC Roundtable for Missions Education, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Dorothy Savage, NCC, 212-870-2738.
March 12-14 – NCC Interfaith Relations Commission, Oakland, California. One day of the meeting will be devoted to a theological consultation with the NCC's Faith and Order Commission on the policy statement on interfaith relations slated for first reading at the NCC's November 1998 General Assembly. Contact: Jay Rock, NCC, 212-870-2560.
March 13-14 –NCC Bible Translation and Utilization Program Ministry Committee, San Diego, California.Contact: David Lull, NCC, 212-870-2271.
March 15-18 - NCC Program Committee on Education for Mission, Stony Point Conference Center, Stony Point, N.Y. Contact: Roger Burgess, NCC, 212-870-2496.
March 17-19 - NCC Church World Service and Witness Executive Committee (17) and Unit Committee (18-19), Cathedral Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. Contact: Linda Hartke, NCC/CWSW, 212-870-2798.
March 19-21 –Semi-annual meeting of NCC Ecumenical Networks Commission, Del Ray Beach, Florida. Contact: Barbara George, NCC, 212-870-2281.
March 19-22 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (South Atlantic Region). Uruguay. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office , NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 22-26 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on Uniform Series, Louisville, Kentucky. Contact: Barbara Tilley, NCC, 212-870-2151.
March 23-27 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (Andean Region), Peru. Contact: Ana Soto, Latin America/Caribbean Office, NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 25-26 - NCC Agricultural Missions Education Working Group and Executive Committee Spring Meeting, New York City. Contact: NCC Agricultural Missions Office at 212-870-2553.
March 27-30 - Sao Paulo Process Meeting (Caribbean Region). Dominican Republic. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office , NCC, 212-870-2460.
March 28-29 - NCC Committee on Justice for Children and Their Families, Los Angeles, Calif. Contact: Margery Freeman at 504-566-7323.
March 29-April 1 - 28th Annual Interreligious Public Policy Briefing, Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored by the NCC. Plenary sessions and workshops with leaders in the U.S.Congress and the Executive Branch of government on public policy issues of interest to the Church. Contact: Mary Cooper, NCC Washington Office, 202-544-2350.
April
April 3-5 - "Pilgrimage to Memphis," sponsored by the Commemorative Commission Connecting Community, Memphis, Tenn., will reflect on the life and accomplishments of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and on his effect during the 30 years since his April 4, 1968 murder. The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, NCC General Secretary, is a co-convenor. Contact: Renee Castro, Conaway Brown, 901-527-6163 or e-mail at renee@ conbro.com. Register by writing the CCCC at P.O. Box 3050, Memphis, TN 38173. Fees: $30, adults; $15, college students; $10, ages 13-18, and free to children 12 &under.
April 4-6 - NCC/CWSW Committee on Overseas Personnel, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: David Herrell, NCC/CWSW, 212-870-2630.
April 20-21 – NCC/CWSW Global Education Committee, Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact: Loretta Whalen, NCC Baltimore Office, 410-727-6106.
April 26 - "Our Roots and Our Relationships: Interreligious Relations,Christian Unity and Spiritual Development," a pre-"National Workshop onChristian Unity" event for Christians involved in ecumenical and/or interreligious work, sponsored by the NCC Interfaith Relations Office and the Minnesota Council ofChurches, to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Jay Rock, NCC Interfaith Relations, 212-870-2560.
April 26-29 - Ecunet (ecumenical electronic network) Board of Directors Meeting, New York City. Contact Nelson Murphy, NCC, 212-870-2541 or e-mail: nelson@ncccusa.org.
April 27-30 –National Workshop on Christian Unity, St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Rev. Kathy Reeves, 502-569-5303 or Dr. Darlis J. Swan, 773-380-2613, co-chairs.
May
May 3-5 - The Interfaith Gathering on Health Care, Memphis, Tenn. Sponsored by NCC National Ministries Unit and the Interreligious Health Care Working Group. Contact: Health Care Gathering, 212-870-3561.
May 5 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, New York. Contact: Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
May 6-11 - NCC/CWSW Agricultural Missions Annual Study Session and Board Meeting, Papaye, Haiti. Contact: NCC Agricultural Missions Office, 212-870-2553.
May 11-13 - NCC/CWSW Committee on the Caribbean and Latin America Meeting. Episcopal Church Center, New York City. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office , NCC,212-870-2460.
May 14-17 - "Signs of Hope for Mission in the New Millennium: Common Witness," Third Ecumenical Consultation on Mission Theme, sponsored by Church World Service and Witness/U.S. Catholic Mission Association, to be held at the Archbishop Cousins Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Contact: Lonnie Turnipseed, NCC, 212-870-3591, e-mail at Lonnie_Turnipseed@ecunet.org.
May 18-19 –NCC Executive Board Meeting, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Carol Fouke, NCC, 212-870-2252.
May 18-19 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Executive Committee on Family Ministry, New York City. Contact: Joe Leonard, MCE, 212-870-2673.
May 19-20 –NCC/CWSW Middle East Committee Meeting, New York City. Contact: David Weaver, NCC, 212-870-2811.
May 19 - NCC/CWSW Emergency Response Executive Meeting, New York City. Contact: Rick Augsburger, NCC, 212-870-3151.
May 21-24 – NCC/CWSW Global Educators Retreat sponsored by the Office on Global Education, to be held in Stony Point, N.Y. Contact: Loretta Whalen, NCC Baltimore Office, 410-727-6106.
May 22-24 –"Come to the Feast," a national conference for young adults and those who minister with them, sponsored by the NCC Ecumenical Young Adult Ministry Team of Ministries in Christian Education, Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: Grant Azdell, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 317-635-3113, ext. 295 or the web site at http://www.disciples.org/homeland/cometo.htm.
May 28-29 - NCC/CWSW Immigration & Refugee Program Committee, New York City. Contact: Beth Ferris, NCC, 212-870-2167.
May 28-29 - NCC National Ministries Unit Executive Unit Committee Meeting. Place TBA. Contact: Jannella Jones, NCC, 212-870-2258.
June
June 5-6 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Commission on Justice for Children and Their Families, New York City. Contact: Margery Freeman at 504-566-7323.
June 6-19 - NCC Ecumenical Travel Seminar to Russia: The Ancient Cities of the Volga. Contact Group Leaders: The Rev. Bruce Rigdon, Pastor & Head of Staff, Grosse Point Memorial Church, 16 Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. Phone (H) 313-886-0404; (W) 313-882-5330. Or, Ms. Carlisle Harvard, 124 Monticello Avenue, Durham, NC 27707. Phone (H) 919-489-2818; (W) 919-684-5480.
July
July 5 - 10 - Annual NAES Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine. Contact: Tom Ewell, Maine Council of Churches, 207-772-1918. Participants can arrive on the 4th of July and can also stay through the following weekend (at extra cost).
July 26-August 15 - U.S.A.-Russia Ecumenical Work Camp for Young Adults (18+). Contact: NCC Europe Office, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 626, New York, NY 10115. Phone 212-870-2667.
August
August 12-30 - Indonesia Study Tour. Contact Larry Tankersley, NCC/CWSW Southern Asia Office, NCC, Room 620, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.
September
September, Date TBA - NCC Committee on Justice for Children and Their Families, New York City. Contact: Margery Freeman at 504-566-7323.
September, Date TBA - North American Academy of Ecumenists Annual Meeting. Place TBA. Contact: Dr. Donna Geernaert, NAAE President, 613-236-9461.
September 9-10 - NCC/CWSW Africa Program Ministry Commission, The Interchurch Center, New York City, Room 604, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: Willis Logan, NCC, 212-870-2645.
September 11-12 - NCC Nominations Standing Commission Meeting, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Nell Gibson, NCC, 212-870-2916.
September 11-13 – NCC Interfaith Relations Commission, Seattle, Washington.(venue provisional). Contact: Jay Rock, NCC, 212-870-2560.
September 12-15 - "Dismantling Racism: Building a Common Analysis to Undo Systemic Racism in the Church," NCC Ministries in Christian Education Anti-Racism Initiative Training with Crossroads Ministries and the Peoples Institute for Survival andBeyond, Delray Beach, Florida. Contact: Joe Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
September 14-16 –
September 15-16 - NCC/CWSW Europe Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Paul Wilson, NCC, 212-870-2667.
September 17-18 - NCC/CWSW International Justice and Human Rights Program Ministry, place TBA. Contact: elmira Nazombe, NCC, 212-870-2377.
September 18-20 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on Disabilities, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Contact: Marilyn Bishop, 937-640-1887.
September 21-22 - NCC/CWSW East Asia and the Pacific Commission, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: Victor W. C. Hsu, NCC, 212-870-2371.
September 21-24 - NCC/CWSW Immigration & Refugee Program Committee, New York City. Contact: Beth Ferris, NCC, 212-870-2167.
September 23 - NCC/CWSW Joint Asia Committee Meeting, place TBA. Contacts: Victor W. C. Hsu, NCC, 212-870-2371 or Larry Tankersley, NCC, 212-870-2074.
September 23-24 - NCC/CWSW Southern Asia Working Groups, New York City, Begins at 9 a.m. Contact: Larry Tankersley, NCC, 212-870-2074.
September 23-25 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on VacationSettings, St. Louis, Missouri. Contact: Nancy Ferguson, 804-559-6168.
September 25 - NCC/CWSW Southern Asia Committee, New York City, 9 a.m. Contact: Larry Tankersley, NCC, 212-870-2074.
September 25-27 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education (MCE) Ecumenical Young Adult Ministry Team, Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Joe Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
September 28-29 - NCC/CWSW Agricultural Missions Education Working Group and Executive Fall Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: NCC Agricultural Missions Office, 212-870-2553.
September 29 - NCC/CWSW Executive Committee, place TBA. Contact: Linda Hartke, NCC, 212-870-2798.
September 30-October 1 –
October
October 14-16 - NCC Committee on the Caribbean and the Latin America Meeting.Puerto Rico. Contact: Latin America/Caribbean Office, NCC, 212-870-2460.
October 14-15 - NCC National Ministries Unit Executive Committee Meeting. Place TBA. Contact: Jannella Jones, NCC, 212-870-2258.
October 20-24 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education 1999 Ecumenical Church Education Event Design Team, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Joe Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
October 26-27 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. on Oct. 26 and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Oct. 27. Contact:Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
October 29-31 –NCC Bible Translation and Utilization Program Ministry Committee, Marco Island, Florida. Contact: David Lull, NCC, 212-870-2271.
November
November 1-2 - NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on Justice for Children and Their Families, Daytona Beach, Florida. Contact: Margery Freeman, 504-566-7323.
November 2-3 – NCC/CWSW Global Education Committee, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact: Loretta Whalen, NCC Baltimore Office, 410-727-6106.
November 2-5 –NCC Ministries in Christian Education Committee on Family Ministries and Human Sexuality, Daytona Beach, Florida. Contact: Joe H. Leonard, NCC, 212-870-2673.
November 8-10 –NCC Executive Board Meeting, Chicago, Ill. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
November 11-13 –
November 13-15 –
November 19 –ICCR Annual Dinner. Contact: Tim Smith, ICCR, 212-870-2295.
November 20-22 – NCC/CWSW Office on Global Education, Tales of the HeartEvent, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: Loretta Whalen, NCC Baltimore Office, 410-727-6106.
December
December 3-14 – World Council of Churches Eighth Assembly, Harare, Zimbabwe. Contact: Phil Jenks, WCC, 212-870-3193.
December 7-9 - NCC Ecumenical Youth Staff Team Annual Meeting, Boy Scout Seabase Camp, Islamarada, Fla. Contact: Chris Douglas, Convenor, 847-742-5100.
December 9-10 - NCC Executive Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City.Contact: Barbara George, NCC, 212-870-2281.
1999
January 13-15 - National Religious Leadership Conference on Public Policy Ministries, Washington, D.C. Contact: Albert Pennybacker, NCC Washington Office,202-544-2350.
January 28 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, The Interchurch Center, New York City, New York. Contact: Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
February 3-6 – "Faith Odyssey, A Journey in Faith: An Experience for Church Educators, Pastors, Other Educational Leaders and Teachers," Hyatt Regency,Chicago, Illinois. Sponsored by 13 denominations and associations cooperating through theNational Council of Churches. Contact: Event Coordinator, 213-850-8852 (email journeywind@compuserve.com; Web site www.faithodyssey.org).
February 15-17 - NCC Executive Board Meeting, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
April 30 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, New York City. Contact: Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
May 16-18 - NCC Executive Board Meeting, The Interchurch Center, New York City. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
October 21-22 - NCC Administration & Finance Committee, New York City. Contact: Clifford Droke, NCC, 212-870-2904.
November 7-9 - NCC Executive Board Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
November 10-12 – The National Council of Churches will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its Annual General Assembly in Cleveland, Ohio, the site of the founding of the Council. All NCC unit committees and working groups are being urged to meet in conjunction with the Assembly; preliminary plans include preachers, performing artists, workshops, Bible study, worship and live video down/uplinks, along with business meetings. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
November 19-20 – NCC Bible Translation and Utilization Consultation on Race, Gender and Class Issues, Boston, Mass. Contact: David Lull, NCC, 212-870-2271.
2000
November - NCC General Assembly, Washington, D.C. Contact: NCC News Office, 212-870-2227.
November 17-18, 2000 – NCC Bible Translation and Utilization Consultation on Race, Gender and Class Issues, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: David Lull, NCC, 212-870-2271.